USDA-NRCS-NHQ-ST-24-NOFO0001313.pdf
Posted: March 26, 2024
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Notice of funding opportunity (NFO) for the Conservation Technical Assistance: Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) cooperative agreements for fiscal year (FY) 2024, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The funding opportunity aims to expand the delivery of conservation technical assistance to support grazing planning and conservation practice implementation, conferences, demonstrations, workforce training, research, and outreach projects to improve agricultural resilience. The anticipated amount for cooperative agreements under this NFO is approximately $22 million in FY 2024.
The document outlines eligible activities for the GLCI cooperative agreements, including technical assistance, education, grazing networks, NRCS workforce development, and youth outreach related to grazing land management. It also provides specific details on federal award information, key dates for application submission, federal funding floor and ceiling amounts, and definitions of equity and historically underserved producers.
The NFO emphasizes the importance of reaching historically underserved farmers and ranchers as well as Native American tribal governments and organizations. It highlights the goals and objectives of the program, such as increasing acreage in managed grazing addressing natural resource concerns and expanding grazing networks to include minority producers. Additionally, it specifies that NRCS will prioritize projects promoting grazing management systems, led by organizations serving historically underserved producers or Native American tribal governments, with multi-stakeholder partnerships and significant farmer and rancher involvement.
The document also provides information on federal financial assistance training and includes a table of contents outlining sections related to program description, eligibility information, application and submission information, application review information, federal award administration information, federal awarding agency contact details, and appendices with instructions for completing specific forms.
The document outlines eligible activities for the GLCI cooperative agreements, including technical assistance, education, grazing networks, NRCS workforce development, and youth outreach related to grazing land management. It also provides specific details on federal award information, key dates for application submission, federal funding floor and ceiling amounts, and definitions of equity and historically underserved producers.
The NFO emphasizes the importance of reaching historically underserved farmers and ranchers as well as Native American tribal governments and organizations. It highlights the goals and objectives of the program, such as increasing acreage in managed grazing addressing natural resource concerns and expanding grazing networks to include minority producers. Additionally, it specifies that NRCS will prioritize projects promoting grazing management systems, led by organizations serving historically underserved producers or Native American tribal governments, with multi-stakeholder partnerships and significant farmer and rancher involvement.
The document also provides information on federal financial assistance training and includes a table of contents outlining sections related to program description, eligibility information, application and submission information, application review information, federal award administration information, federal awarding agency contact details, and appendices with instructions for completing specific forms.
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